Need help understanding "New" codes in Paccar engine.

Discussion in 'Heavy Duty Diesel Truck Mechanics Forum' started by Guntoter, Jul 26, 2015.

  1. mhyn

    mhyn Road Train Member

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    I am thinking what about opening lawsuit against Paccar..:confused:
     
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  3. Guntoter

    Guntoter Road Train Member

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    It needs to happen. How many of us are facing bankruptcy, divorce, suicide.... These junk engines should never have been released to the public. Plenty of guys owe 100K on a truck that won't run. Even guys with new trucks face days or weeks of downtime on a regular basis, Paccar won't share information and they claim its because they don't want competitors using the information to improve their products.... WHY would any other manufacturer want to perform at the level of Paccar?
    There are Paccar engines lined up out the driveway at Peterbilt/Kenworth service centers all across the country, how has there not been a class action suit already?
     
  4. Guntoter

    Guntoter Road Train Member

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    UPDATE! Still no idea what is wrong.
     
  5. Cat sdp

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    A little home work/research should have sent up red flags about the mx.

    Davie sucks .....
     
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    Actually I think the lil MX is a fairly decent mill, now the emissions system and Supersecret standalone software powering it leaves alot to be desired YMMV tho
     
  7. Lyle H

    Lyle H Road Train Member

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    I agree. Nothing wrong with the MX.
    It's the after treatment that causes most problems.
    Kenworth tells me that Cummins builds the after treatment system for both Cummins and Paccar.
    But the Paccar seems to have more problems.
    Hmmm....conspiracy theories anyone?
     
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  8. daf105paccar

    daf105paccar Road Train Member

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    Guntoter, you bought that truck used?
    If so,did/does it have a EOBR??
     
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  9. Guntoter

    Guntoter Road Train Member

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    Paccar does not share any information with the public, so essentially no it doesn't have an onboard recorder (that the public can see) and when the codes are cleared there is no history of them at all (paccar keeps them in a database that we can't see). I bought it from what I assumed was a reputable dealer (Garden City Peterbilt in Kansas) but they didn't tell me the truth about the history. The Paccar rep says this truck has been a "problem child" since it was new but he won't say what that means. As far as doing "homework", yeah I did, Cummins has crankshaft, head, cam, etc,,, issues and Paccar has sensor, codes, etc... So pick your poison... I should have picked Cummins.
     
  10. mhyn

    mhyn Road Train Member

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    eobr does not come with truck but big thank you for asking. do you mean j-1939 datalink of EOBR?
     
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  11. mhyn

    mhyn Road Train Member

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    Guntoter please check one thing on your truck. do you have a cable from QUALCOMM antenna behind of the sleeper. That cable has j-1939 wires in it. you will get datalink errors if that wires short to ground or each other. if connector of that cable is seen, check inside to see corroding signs.
     
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